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Five Stages of Relationship Coaching

We organize our relationship coach training and certification program around these 5 Stages Of Relationship Coaching:

  1. Self-Discovery and Readiness Coaching address the questions: “Who am I?” “What do I want?” and “How do I get what I want?”
    Coaching activities may include:

    • Identifying and eliminating Limiting beliefs
    • Identification of life goals and needs
    • Clarify Vison, Requirements, Needs, and Wants
    • Assessing Relationship history for patterns
    • Personality assessment (traits, values, preferences, etc)
    • Development of Core Relationship Competencies
    • Develop profile of Life Partner
    • Develop “Relationship Plan” to manifest/attract Life Partner
  2. Attraction/Dating Coaching focuses on effective dating skills and activities.
    Coaching activities may include:

    • Where and how to meet highly qualified potential partners
    • Becoming ready for a committed relationship
    • Effectively meeting people, developing scouting networks, sorting potential partners
    • Staying on track with your Relationship Plan
    • Being the chooser and not settling for less than what you really want for your life and future relationship
  3. Pre-Commitment/Pre-Marital Coaching helps new couples become conscious and objective about the future of their relationship.
    Coaching activities may include:

    • Become clear about whether this relationship is right for you
    • Getting a reality check, being accountable to what you want
    • Developing strategies for testing, decision-making
    • Addressing emotional and compatibility issues
  4. Couples Coaching helps a committed couple to co-create a functional Life Partnership.
    Coaching activities may include:

    • Getting a committed relationship off to a good start
    • Effective communication and conflict resolution skills
    • Discovering and overcoming issues and obstacles around functional needs, such as parenting, domestic responsibilities, finances, etc.
    • Identifying and negotiating mutual wants, needs, and goals
  5. Advanced Partnership/Bliss Coaching helps a committed couple with a functional relationship deepen their emotional intimacy, trust, love, and connection.
    Coaching activities may include:

    • Increasing authentic expression of thoughts, feelings, wants, needs
    • Ownership of emotional reactivity
    • Increasing mutual support, trust, safety around emotional vulnerabilities and intimacy
    • Developing skills, rituals, and practices for deepening emotional, physical, and spiritual connection and fulfillment

Each of the above stages includes optional branded marketing and coaching programs licensed to RCI members, including:

Conscious Dating®
Radical Dating®
Couple for Life™
Radical Marriage®

Please note: The above are registered trademarks of Relationship Coaching Institute reserved for exclusive use by members of RCI. More info here

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Using RCI training towards your ICF Credential

Our training program includes 144 coach training hours you can use towards your ICF credential using their portfolio track.

Visit the International Coaching Federation for information about ICF credentialing requirements.

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